Fractal Design Define S

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Fractal Define S

The Fractal Design Define S lends the appearance, sound dampening technology, and support for a wide variety of components from the widely popular Define Series, while introducing a new, innovative internal layout. The Define S case is packed with intelligently designed enthusiast-oriented features delivering a silent case with powerful and expansive air and liquid cooling support, presented in a stunning Scandinavian inspired construction.

The modernized internal layout of the Define S omits the optical drive bays, instead focusing on a clear straight airflow path and uncompromising water cooling support.

· Including two Fractal Design Dynamic GP14 140mm fans developed for superlative airflow while still maintaining low noise levels

· Maintaining a dust-free interior with dust filters that cover the front and bottom air intakes

· Introducing newly designed hard drive trays placed vertically behind the front partition of the motherboard tray; Three sturdy steel trays with vibration-dampening grommets allowing for installation of one 3.5" or 2.5" drive on each tray, without disrupting the airflow or interfering with the radiator mounting possibilities

- ATX PSUs up to 180/170 mm with a bottom 120/140mm fan installed; When not using any bottom fan location longer PSUs up to 300mm can be used

- Graphics cards up to 425 mm in length with front fans installed, without compromising HDD capacity; Graphics cards up to 450mm in length without front fans installed directly in line with the GPU

- With a front radiator, maximum graphics card length is reduced by the radiator thickness

- 20 - 40 mm of space for cable routing behind the motherboard plate

- Velcro straps included for easy cable management

- Both side panels feature smart captive thumbscrews so no thumbscrews are lost

- Colours available: Black

- Case dimensions (WxHxD): 233 x 451 x 520mm

- Case dimensions - with feet/screws/protrusions: 233 x 465 x 533mm

- Net weight - window version: 8.5 kg

- Package dimensions (WxHxD): 322 x 615 x 535mm

- Package weight - window version: 10.2 kg

My Thoughts

Fractal cases are usually very popular here at OC3D, their clean designs and excellent acoustic performance has made it perfect for use by us silence freaks for years, being used in TTL's old home server and his new server build.

This case will not be suitable for uses as a server, as it can only make use of 3 3.5" HDDs and 2 2.5" mounting points. This will be enough for most people however and it has the added advantage of hiding them behind the motherboard tray, making this case particularly tidy.

This case is intended for water cooling, but without sacrificing on the amount of storage the user can have. In this case you can have a 420mm radiator on the top and a 360mm radiator in the front while still being able to have a total of 3 3.5" hard drives and 2 2.5" drives, which is more than enough for the needs of the majority of users.

TTL has a sample of this case for review, so expect to hear our opinions on this case soon.

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